Ug...

I’ve been trying to wait until I could report something interesting before posting. Well it’s been just under three weeks and still nothing worth bragging about. But if you’re at all interested I’ve done the following:

1. I finally fixed my car stereo. It’s been three months since I listened to music in my car. Now looking at my CDs, I think I need some new music. Any suggestions?
   
   
2. I fed what I believe to be a stray cat. It could have been just a regular outdoor cat for all I know, but it didn’t have a collar and it was thin and really hungry. It was crying and I made it stop. Regardless of whether or not it was a stay, feeding it made me feel good.
   
   
3. I’ve been doing my best to go hiking at least once a week. The problem is that I’ve only really made it out once. The last two attempts were completely fruitless. I keep getting lost on my way to park/trail. Georgia completely renumbered all its highway exits about 7 years ago and the hiking book that I purchased a couple of weeks ago uses these old numbers. So now I have an extra step of going online to get the real directions, but I’m finding that these are not always accurate.
   
   
4. This weekend I had the opportunity to attend JapanFest. I learned about sake tasting, Zen Buddhism, Japanese Gardening, and how to prepare sushi (including how to do some veggie art). It was a great way to expose myself to some area clubs and schools. I could join a Zen meditation school (but the school reps make the guys from Revenge of the Nerds seem cool), or maybe take up Aikido (it’s cool, but I really don’t foresee myself ever needing/using it), what I’d really like to do is take some Japanese language classes (but the classes are at 4:00PM when I’d still be at work). I guess the best thing I took from the whole event was the ice cream filled mochi.
   
   
5. I took a cooking class in downtown Atlanta. I didn’t really learn anything new so I guess it was a waste of 50 bucks. That’s what I get for religiously watching the Food Network. I’m thinking of signing up as an instructor’s assistant though. It might be a good way of meeting some people.
   
   
6. I tried to cancel my Comcast subscription, but the discount I get from subscribing to both television and internet was more than the cheapest TV subscription. So I’ve switched to the cheapest subscription, which are stations that I never watch so in a sense I’m without TV. Now I should have less distractions and more incentive to get out of the apartment. I do plan on getting NetFlix. Any recommendations?

Anyway...what have you been up to?

-That Guy